Analyst Consensus ?
ConsensusBuy53 ratings
Bullish2954.7%
Neutral2343.4%
Bearish11.9%
FN2 Earnings Intelligence
Morgan Stanley analyst ratings
Morgan Stanley (MS) analyst consensus, price targets, and firm-level rating history from FN2 Research.
Analyst 52W Price Targets
$184.43Current
$45Low
$136.27Average
$260High
Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted current price from FN2's market snapshot as of Oct 26, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.
Firm-level rating actions
FMP grade actions identify the grading firm, not a named analyst.
| Firm | Rating | Prior rating | Action | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BMO Capital | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Oct 19, 2026 |
| JP Morgan | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Oct 16, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Equal Weight | Equal Weight | Maintain | Oct 15, 2026 |
| TD Cowen | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Oct 15, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Sector Perform | Sector Perform | Maintain | Oct 15, 2026 |
| Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Oct 15, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI Group | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Oct 15, 2026 |
| Citigroup | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Oct 15, 2026 |
| UBS | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Oct 5, 2026 |
| HSBC | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Sep 28, 2026 |
| Freedom Broker | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | Jul 17, 2026 |
| Barclays | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Jul 16, 2026 |
| B of A Securities | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jul 7, 2026 |
| Goldman Sachs | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Jul 6, 2026 |
| Oppenheimer | Underperform | Perform | Downgrade | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Citizens | Market Perform | Market Perform | Maintain | Apr 16, 2026 |
| Wolfe Research | Outperform | Peer Perform | Upgrade | Nov 24, 2025 |
| Jefferies | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Oct 16, 2025 |
| JMP Securities | Market Perform | Market Perform | Maintain | Apr 14, 2025 |
| CFRA | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Apr 16, 2024 |
| Societe Generale | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Nov 28, 2023 |
| Exane BNP Paribas | Neutral | Outperform | Downgrade | Nov 20, 2023 |
| Odeon Capital | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Oct 23, 2023 |
| Atlantic Equities | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Aug 1, 2023 |
| Credit Suisse | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Jan 19, 2023 |
| Deutsche Bank | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Sep 12, 2022 |
| Piper Sandler | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Jul 1, 2022 |
| Berenberg | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Sep 28, 2021 |
| Seaport Global | Neutral | Buy | Downgrade | Aug 13, 2021 |
| Argus Research | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jul 16, 2021 |
| Daiwa Capital | Outperform | Neutral | Upgrade | Mar 2, 2021 |
| DA Davidson | Buy | Neutral | Upgrade | Jun 24, 2020 |
| Sandler O'Neill | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | Oct 10, 2019 |
| Citi | Buy | Neutral | Upgrade | Jul 12, 2019 |
| Bernstein | Market Perform | Underperform | Upgrade | Jul 19, 2018 |
| Argus | Buy | Buy | Maintain | May 5, 2018 |
| Keefe Bruyette & Woods | Outperform | Market Perform | Upgrade | Dec 19, 2017 |
| Buckingham Research | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Oct 18, 2017 |
| Buckingham | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Oct 18, 2017 |
| Bank of America | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jul 20, 2017 |
| Compass Point | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Feb 22, 2017 |
| Guggenheim | Buy | Neutral | Upgrade | Oct 20, 2016 |
| Macquarie | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Oct 5, 2016 |
| Nomura | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jan 11, 2016 |
| Susquehanna | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Apr 7, 2015 |
| Mediobanca Securities | Outperform | Neutral | Upgrade | Oct 23, 2013 |
| SunTrust Robinson Humphrey | Buy | Neutral | Upgrade | Apr 23, 2013 |
| ISI Group | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Jan 4, 2013 |
| Evercore Partners | Overweight | Equal Weight | Upgrade | Dec 19, 2012 |
| Drexel Hamilton | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Oct 2, 2012 |
| FBR Capital | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Jun 4, 2012 |
| Bank oferica | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Mar 27, 2012 |
| Collins Stewart | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Feb 8, 2012 |
Named analyst price targets
Upside is calculated against the persisted current price $184.43. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.
| Firm | Analyst | 52W target | Price when posted | Upside | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wells Fargo | Mike Mayo | $217 | $181.6 | +17.7% | Oct 15, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Gerald Cassidy | $195 | $181.6 | +5.7% | Oct 15, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Richard Ramsden | $200 | $181.6 | +8.4% | Oct 14, 2026 |
| UBS | Erika Najarian | $236 | $190.31 | +28.0% | Oct 5, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $223 | $196.34 | +20.9% | Sep 25, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $260 | $210.64 | +41.0% | Aug 3, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Saul Martinez | $215 | $210.97 | +16.6% | Jul 21, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Gerard Cassidy | $243 | $215.48 | +31.8% | Jul 20, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $235 | $218.37 | +27.4% | Jul 17, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $195 | $228.42 | +5.7% | Jul 16, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $262 | $228.42 | +42.1% | Jul 16, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $240 | $228.42 | +30.1% | Jul 16, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $241 | $228.42 | +30.7% | Jul 15, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $250 | $221.09 | +35.6% | Jul 7, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $255 | $222.79 | +38.3% | Jul 7, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Richard Ramsden | $233 | $213.92 | +26.3% | Jul 6, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $187 | $212.66 | +1.4% | Jun 12, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $194 | $190.17 | +5.2% | May 8, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Mike Mayo | $200 | $191.6 | +8.4% | Apr 16, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Richard Ramsden | $205 | $191.6 | +11.2% | Apr 16, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Ebrahim Poonawala | $225 | $191.6 | +22.0% | Apr 16, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Jason Goldberg | $230 | $191.6 | +24.7% | Apr 16, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Christopher McGratty | $218 | $191.6 | +18.2% | Apr 16, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $220 | $192.04 | +19.3% | Jan 16, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $210 | $191.29 | +13.9% | Jan 16, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Gerald Cassidy | $207 | $191.29 | +12.2% | Jan 16, 2026 |
| Wolfe Research | Steven Chubak | $211 | $185.33 | +14.4% | Jan 7, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Saul Martinez | $132 | $185.87 | -28.4% | Jan 7, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $190 | $186.58 | +3.0% | Jan 6, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $219 | $181.9 | +18.7% | Jan 5, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $202 | $176.51 | +9.5% | Dec 17, 2025 |
| Wolfe Research | Steven Chubak | $198 | $158.17 | +7.4% | Nov 24, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | Christopher McGratty | $184 | $160.02 | -0.2% | Oct 17, 2025 |
| Wells Fargo | Mike Mayo | $177 | $162.65 | -4.0% | Oct 16, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $170 | $162.65 | -7.8% | Oct 16, 2025 |
| UBS | Erika Najarian | $165 | $156.25 | -10.5% | Oct 7, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | Glenn Schorr | $165 | $159.68 | -10.5% | Sep 30, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $155 | $161 | -16.0% | Sep 26, 2025 |
| Mizuho Securities | John Baumgartner | $60 | $132.37 | -67.5% | May 16, 2025 |
| RBC Capital | Gerard Cassidy | $122 | $119.51 | -33.8% | Oct 17, 2024 |
| Wells Fargo | Michael Brown | $107 | $119.51 | -42.0% | Oct 17, 2024 |
| Morgan Stanley | Glenn Schorr | $133 | $119.51 | -27.9% | Oct 17, 2024 |
| Morgan Stanley | Jason Goldberg | $135 | $119.51 | -26.8% | Oct 17, 2024 |
| Williams Trading | Robert Kad | $58 | $107.28 | -68.6% | Oct 4, 2024 |
| Morgan Stanley | Richard Ramsden | $106 | $104.42 | -42.5% | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Wells Fargo | Mike Mayo | $95 | $101.76 | -48.5% | Aug 2, 2024 |
| RBC Capital | Gerard Cassidy | $108 | $106.22 | -41.4% | Jul 17, 2024 |
| Morgan Stanley | Glenn Schorr | $105 | $99.65 | -43.1% | Jul 3, 2024 |
| Oppenheimer | Chris Kotowski | $105 | $90.84 | -43.1% | Apr 30, 2024 |
| Morgan Stanley | Saul Martinez | $102 | $90.26 | -44.7% | Apr 19, 2024 |
| Morgan Stanley | James Fotheringham | $118 | $90.08 | -36.0% | Apr 18, 2024 |
| Morgan Stanley | Daniel Fannon | $109 | $90.96 | -40.9% | Apr 17, 2024 |
| Oppenheimer | Chris Kotowski | $101 | $89.14 | -45.2% | Apr 17, 2024 |
| Morgan Stanley | Ken Leon | $108 | $89.2 | -41.4% | Apr 16, 2024 |
| BMO Capital | James Fotheringham | $107 | $85.99 | -42.0% | Jan 29, 2024 |
| Oppenheimer | Chris Kotowski | $107 | $84.06 | -42.0% | Jan 17, 2024 |
| BNP Paribas | Jeremy Sigee | $85 | $89.7 | -53.9% | Jan 16, 2024 |
| Oppenheimer | Chris Kotowski | $103 | $78.3 | -44.2% | Nov 24, 2023 |
| Morgan Stanley | James Fotheringham | $101 | $72.92 | -45.2% | Oct 19, 2023 |
| UBS | Brennan Hawken | $105 | $93.11 | -43.1% | Jul 19, 2023 |
| Truist Financial | Naved Khan | $118.52 | $91.59 | -35.7% | Apr 20, 2023 |
| Wolfe Research | Steven Chubak | $92 | $86.82 | -50.1% | Jan 4, 2023 |
| Morgan Stanley | John Heagerty | $85 | $83.97 | -53.9% | Oct 5, 2022 |
| Goldman Sachs | Analyst unavailable | $94 | $87.87 | -49.0% | Sep 21, 2022 |
| Credit Suisse | Analyst unavailable | $97 | $87.19 | -47.4% | Sep 21, 2022 |
| Deutsche Bank | Analyst unavailable | $92 | $90.78 | -50.1% | Sep 12, 2022 |
| Oppenheimer | Chris Kotowski | $93 | $80.8 | -49.6% | Jul 26, 2022 |
| Raymond James | Analyst unavailable | $119 | $81.73 | -35.5% | Jul 19, 2022 |
| BMO Capital | Analyst unavailable | $99 | $77.43 | -46.3% | Jul 15, 2022 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $108 | $74.69 | -41.4% | Jul 15, 2022 |
| New Street | Analyst unavailable | $45 | $75.42 | -75.6% | Jul 6, 2022 |
| Credit Suisse | Analyst unavailable | $95 | $76.75 | -48.5% | Jul 5, 2022 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $83 | $76.06 | -55.0% | Jul 1, 2022 |
| Piper Sandler | Analyst unavailable | $90 | $76.06 | -51.2% | Jul 1, 2022 |
| National Bank | Analyst unavailable | $100 | $75.29 | -45.8% | Jun 30, 2022 |
| RBC Capital | Gerard Cassidy | $80 | $77.44 | -56.6% | Jun 28, 2022 |
| National Bank | Analyst unavailable | $102 | $72.9 | -44.7% | Jun 21, 2022 |
| New Street | Analyst unavailable | $53 | $85.26 | -71.3% | Jun 2, 2022 |
| BMO Capital | James Fotheringham | $113 | $84.74 | -38.7% | Apr 23, 2022 |
| Truist Financial | Youssef Squali | $50 | $88.91 | -72.9% | Apr 22, 2022 |
| Wells Fargo | Mike Mayo | $94 | $83.13 | -49.0% | Apr 6, 2022 |
| UBS | Brennan Hawken | $110 | $86.99 | -40.4% | Apr 1, 2022 |
| Goldman Sachs | Richard Ramsden | $118 | $95.07 | -36.0% | Jan 19, 2022 |
| Daiwa | Kazuya Nishimura | $105 | $100.98 | -43.1% | Jan 5, 2022 |
| Wolfe Research | Steven Chubak | $140 | $103.54 | -24.1% | Jan 4, 2022 |
| Barclays | Jason Goldberg | $123 | $99.5 | -33.3% | Jan 3, 2022 |
| Citigroup | Keith Horowitz | $115 | $97.53 | -37.6% | Dec 3, 2021 |
| Evercore ISI | Glenn Schorr | $113 | $100.74 | -38.7% | Oct 15, 2021 |
| Argus Research | Stephen Biggar | $112 | $100.74 | -39.3% | Oct 15, 2021 |
| Bank of America Securities | Ebrahim Poonawala | $115 | $99.62 | -37.6% | Oct 14, 2021 |
| Societe Generale | Andrew T Lim | $125 | $103.66 | -32.2% | Sep 27, 2021 |
| KBW | David Konrad | $115 | $88.32 | -37.6% | Jul 6, 2021 |
| CFRA | Ken Leon | $95 | $78.92 | -48.5% | Apr 23, 2021 |
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